A week-long search for a Filipino American camper who disappeared while swimming in the Kern River has ended in tragedy. Authorities confirmed on July 24 that ...

The Kern River claimed another drowning victim Saturday, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Tuesday. It said in a news release that 46-year-old Los Angeles resident Carlos Gonzalez Jr. became ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died in a hospital after drowning in the Kern River on July 12 as 46-year-old Carlos Gonzalez Jr. of L ...

July 20, 2025 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a 15-year-old girl who drowned in the Kern River as Ester Isabel Villanueva Torres of Bakersfield.The coroner’s ...

Body of missing swimmer recovered from Lake Isabella after four-day search by Kern County Sheriff's deputies. The man was reported missing on July 5 at Stine Cove.